The 2012 Park Season has officially started and All-American Thrills was on hand for the grand opening of Stinger at Dorney Park, as well as Knoebels for their opening weekend! Be sure to check out our Dorney Park Opening Day Photo T/R in the Trip Planning & Reports section!

Be sure to mark your calendars now and join us for our ALT "Rush the Hollow" meet-up as we help unveil the newest, tallest and fastest coaster in Hersheypark - Skyrush! Also get to meet the players of the viral marketing game and hang out with us for a fun-filled time at the park! More details to be released as they become available!

***We have an exciting announcement of something NEW on May 1st, 2012, keep tuned!***

We have just released our event schedule for 2012 to include all our events listed currently through June, but will also continue to add more as time goes on. Take a look through our "Site Calander" section to see what we currently have to offer and be sure to make plans to join us throughout the 2012 coaster season!

SKYRUSH UPDATE: All-American Thrills was on hand for the first spin of the cable system and will also be covering the testing when it begins! Be sure to check it all out in the official Skyrush topic!

One of the biggest problems with Kings Island is Son Of Beast. The park had so many problems with it has been SBNO since June 2009, so the question is - What Do you guys think Kings Island is going to do with Son Of Beast? Reopen it? Demolish it? Get another company in and remaster it?

My Top 10 Coasters: (Total: 241) 1. Millennium Force at Cedar Point 2. El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure 3. Maverick at Cedar Point 4. Bizarro at Six Flags New England5. Wicked Twister at Cedar Point 6. Storm Runner at Hersheypark7. New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas 8. Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure 9. Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point 10. Hydra The Revenge at Dorney Park

I've heard various things ranging from demolition to making it over similar to the New Texas Giant. It would be sad to see it demolished completely considering on how beautiful the structure looks but I'm sure it will really cost them money to do a full rehab on it.

Depends on the company who takes on the job. The Iron Horse treatment would be a major wallet killer for them. Bringing in a company to revamp and return it to its former, Looping, glory wouldn't cost AS much as the only major things Son of Beast needed was a proper structure to support the ride itself and the Rose Bowl helix to be either redone, or taken and more added to it.

Again, Gravity Group is the ONLY wooden manufacturer to most likely do this, as the Timberliners are capable of doing inversions, and due to the steering of the wheels, it causes less stress on the track as well. Get rid of the Rose Bowl, give it a Steroid laden Spaghetti Bowl (ala Voyage) and OH SWEET GOD the ride would be AWESOME!

It's been reported via Screamscape that the park has confirmed that Son of Beast will remain closed in 2012:

???? - Son Of Beast Returns - Rumor Only - (5/3/12) Kings Island has confirmed to the local news at the end of this article that there are no plans to reopen Son of Beast for the 2012 season. The company is still said to be evaluating their options on what to do with the ride.